THE P24.4-billion Bulacan Bulk Water Supply Project (BBWSP) is commencing commercial operations on Monday, January 14, following the project’s phase 1 milestone completion ahead of schedule.
In a statement, Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) Administrator Reynaldo V. Velasco lauded San Miguel Corp. (SMC), a proponent of the BBWSP in partnership with the Clean Water Development Corp. and K-Water Resources Corp. Velasco credited SMC Chairman and CEO Ramon S. Ang for the speedy completion of the flagship project, the first major water project to be completed and inaugurated under the Duterte administration.
Duterte is set to formally inaugurate the BBWSP on January 28, 2019.
“We congratulate SMC, K-Water and Mr. Ang for the landmark completion of the BBWPS last December 17, one month ahead of its contracted completion,” Velasco said in a statement.
“This underscores the good working relations between MWSS and Luzon Clean Water that will surely benefit the people of Bulacan. While the Bulacan bulk-water project was started by the Aquino administration in 2012, it is the first major water project to be completed during Duterte’s term,” he said.
“The BBWSP started its dry-run operations last December 17, initially giving free water to four areas in Bulacan, namely, Obando, Meycauayan City, Marilao and Bocaue,” said Ang, who is also president of Luzon Clean Water. Ang said the water project is aimed at providing millions of residents from 24 localities in Bulacan ready access to fresh, potable surface water while balancing the competing needs of a growing population, industry, agriculture and the environment in the province.
“The Bulacan Bulk Water project is just one of the many projects SMC has in store under the Duterte administration,” Ang said, adding that “with our financial resources and technical capabilities, we promise to deliver several projects that support our fast economic growth.” One of these projects includes a new international airport to be constructed in Bulacan.